sublunar adj 1: situated between the earth and the moon [syn: {sublunar}, {sublunary}, {cislunar}] 2: of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball" [syn: {sublunar}, {sublunary}, {terrestrial}]
Sublunar \Sub*lu"nar\, Sublunary \Sub"lu*na*ry\, a. [Pref. sub + lunar, or lunary: cf. F. sublunaire.] Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthly. [1913 Webster] All things sublunary are subject to change. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the influence, of the planet they are under. --South. [1913 Webster]